Food dishes, like anything else, can have some very unsual names, even by today's standards. For your viewing pleasure, I've compiled a list of the funniest foods from both the real world and fantasy.
Bangers and Mash
Bubble and Squeak
Spotted Dick
Toad in the Hole
Cullen Skink
Lumpy Dick
Knickerbocker Glory
Haggis
Rumbledethumps
Stargazy Pie
Singin' Hinnies
Pigs in a Blanket
Jam Roly-Poly
Bedfordshire Clanger
Fidget Pie
Eccles Cake
Flummery
Ladyfingers
Welsh Rabbit (Rarebit)
Laverbread
Kedgeree
Head Cheese
Cock-a-Leekie Soup
Jellied Eels
Colcannon
Tatws Pum Munud
Fat Rascals
Bath Oliver Biscuits
Eton Mess
Roly-Poly
Syllabub
Sussex Pond Pudding
Pease Pudding
Bedfordshire Clanger
Potted Shrimps
When translated, many of these chinese foods sound funny, but most have a deep philisophical meaning behind them.
Ants Climbing a Tree (Ma Yi Shang Shu)
Lion's Head Meatballs (Shi Zi Tou)
Stinky Tofu (Chou Doufu)
Thousand-Year Egg (Pidan)
Hot and Sour Soup (Suan la tang)
Kung Pao Chicken (Gongbao Jiding)
Fish Fragrant Eggplant (Yuxiang Qiezi)
Husband and Wife Lung Slices (Fu Qi Fei Pian)
Beggar's Chicken (Jiaohua Ji)
Three-Cup Chicken (San Bei Ji)
Dragon Well Tea (Longjing cha)
Wandering Dragon Playfully Chases the Phoenix (You Long Xi Feng)
Cloud Ear Fungus (Yun'er)
If you thought those sounded strange, check out this list of fictional foods. Granted, by the time you read this someone will probably offer one of these meals at a restaurant near you.
Stunned, but still still breathing Wallaby on a Blue Cube
Warm and Brown
Tickled Ground Beef with browned Snorks
Pickled Angry Webbings
Dolluped Corwallis
Open Sundays Salmon
Emerald Bamboo Shoots
Misty Mountain Tofu
Sunset River Noodles
Dragon Tail Dumplings
Golden Palace Prawns
Silver Waterfall Soup
Phoenix Wing Bao
Jade Valley Rice
Emperor's Dream Eel
Lunar Lake Lobster
Starlight Spring Rolls
Royal Robe Ribs
Moonlit Mushroom Medley
Sapphire Sea Soup
Crane Crest Curry
Mannie Fresh Flakes
Mountain's Breath Buns
Sunrise Serpent Sausage
Temple Terrace Tofu
Heaven's Harmony Hotpot
Cherry Blossom Chicken
Snowy Summit Salad
Pine Peak Pancakes
Sunbeam Shark Soup
Golden Gate Goose
Raindrop Radish Rolls
Kingdom Kite Kebabs
Majestic Moon Mantou
Galaxy Garden Greens
River Reflection Ravioli
Plum Petal Pork
Harbor Haze Halibut
Starshine Sambal Shrimp
Monk's Meditation Miso
Heavenly Horizon Hotcake
Diamond Dew Dumplings
Windy Willow Wontons
Palace Pineapple Pie
Lantern Light Lamb
Emerald Empire Eggrolls
Silent Snow Soup
Crimson Cloud Cake
Sacred Sandalwood Salad
Rainbow Reef Risotto
Bamboo Blossom Biscuit
Lotus Lagoon Lobster
Solar Stream Salmon
Wishing Well Waffles
Orchard Oasis Oyster
If you have any ideas for funny food names that didn't make the list, send me a message on Twitter, aka X. While you're here, check out my fantasy food generator for more whimical dishes.
Posted by: Matt Irving on 10/09/2023
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